Carrie Fisher
There are approximately 107 people named Carrie Fisher living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,203,312 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carrie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fisher. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
107
1 in 3,203,312
Named Carrie
155K
Alive today
Named Fisher
237K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 155K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 52
Top Census group: White (83.8%)
Estimated bearers: 237K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #115
Per 100K: 69.19
Top ancestry: White (80.1%)
First name trend
Carrie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carrie. The peak year was 1977 with 8,688 births. The average person named Carrie today is 52 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carrie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Carrie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carrie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Carrie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.8% · 132,164
- Black or African American8.8% · 13,846
- Two or more races2.8% · 4,413
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 3,914
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 2,166
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,240
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Fisher surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Fisher, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Fisher described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Fisher at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.1% · 165,583
- Black or African American11.3% · 23,338
- Two or more races3.9% · 8,153
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 6,878
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,452
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,395
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carrie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0452% of the US population, based on 154,905 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Carrie right now.
The surname Fisher appears at a rate of 69.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0692%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 107 people with the full name Carrie Fisher. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Carrie Fisher: questions and answers
How many people are named Carrie Fisher?
We estimate approximately 107 people in the United States share the full name Carrie Fisher. That works out to about 1 in 3,203,312 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0452%) with the surname frequency (69.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carrie Fisher?
We classify Carrie Fisher as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,203,312 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carrie a male or female name?
Carrie is predominantly female. Out of 267,476 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Carrie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Carrie Fisher?
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